Export or Convert to EXP for Embroidery

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Shillman996
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Export or Convert to EXP for Embroidery

Postby Shillman996 » Sat Sep 12, 2015 12:05 am

Hi, my embroidery machine uses the file format exp. Is there a way to export or convert svg files to exp with inkscape ? Thanks !

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Re: Export or Convert to EXP for Embroidery

Postby brynn » Sat Sep 12, 2015 12:42 am

Well there are plenty of online file converters, that could potentially do it. But before that, I'd try and find out if the machine can accept any other formats, besides EXP.

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Re: Export or Convert to EXP for Embroidery

Postby sntmac » Sun Sep 13, 2015 12:31 pm

Do you own the Bernina Software?

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Re: Export or Convert to EXP for Embroidery

Postby sntmac » Sun Sep 13, 2015 12:38 pm

If you own the Bernina software, I found a tutorial on youtube that explains how to take an SVG image and convert it in Inkscape to a .EMF file. Once you convert it into an EMF file, you can import it into art canvas and then digitize it from there into an EXP file within the software. In the interest of full disclosure, I have yet to be able to do this successfully. :) After I save the file as an EMF a box pops up with a ton of options that are not shown on his youtube video... some boxes are checked and some are not. When I open the file in Art Canvas in the Bernina software all of the colors look like they have bled and and stretched long and thing ... almost psychedelic looking... but I just started playing with it today so I'll see if I can figure out what I'm doing wrong.

Here is the youtube video I mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZoCJVQ ... ACBg2Hp9t9

If you do not have software, there is no way to convert a SVG file into EXP for it to stitch out on your machine.

HTH

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Re: Export or Convert to EXP for Embroidery

Postby Shillman996 » Tue Sep 15, 2015 12:04 am

Thanks everyone, I don't have the bernina software, i'm just need to find an offline converter preferably for free !


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